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Friday, April 15, 2016

The Clincher Bandana Scarf from Ewe-Nique Yarns - Day 2

Colorplay...

The colors.

I can’t get over the colors. In honesty, I wasn't too thrilled about the green at the beginning. It felt way too close to the color of my Brassica shawl to be exciting. Oh, but when it started to change—wow! The photo doesn't do it justice, trust me. I kept stopping knitting just to stare at it. If all the color changes I can see in the cake are as luscious as the ones I’ve seen so far, this is going to be one gorgeous shawl. Between these and the clever i-cord trim, I bet this is going to be one that gets people stopping me on the street (I love that).

This week has been a travel week for me, and my knitting is always close to my heart (literally and figuratively) when I travel. Nothing else ever softens the blows of travel—airport lines, long flights, endless waits or delays, all that standing around—like knitting. It never fails to start up a conversation when I take out my knitting. Either a fellow knitter wants to “talk shop,” or someone tells me a story about their grandmother or aunt or mom who knit them something. It makes connections. Even before I began deliberately seeking out yarn shops for DestiKNITions, I have always treasured the way knitting connects perfect strangers.

Round two of travel starts tomorrow, so I’ll have more treasures in store—and hopefully more breathtaking color changes.